Japanese amusement park under fire for freezing 5,000 fish in ice to create skating rink that looks like the ocean

About 25 different kinds of fish could be seen under the 250-metre-long ice circuit. The park in the city of Kitakyushu opened the 'Ice Aquarium' as an 'attraction never heard about' earlier this mont

The handout picture released on November 28 shows people skating on an ice rink with 5,000 frozen dead fish inside at the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. The park operator closed its ice rink on November 27 after drawing a barrage of criticism.

TOKYO — About 5,000 dead fish packed in the ice at a skating rink in western Japan are causing an uproar.

Space World amusement park closed the attraction Sunday after a flood of criticism on social media.

About 25 different kinds of fish could be seen under the 250-metre-long ice circuit. The park in the city of Kitakyushu opened the “Ice Aquarium” as an “attraction never heard about” earlier this month.